Category: Episodes

Albert Einstein said ‘The important thing is to not stop questioning’ Judging by the ones sent in by our beloved supporters, they know this well. Once again, our Hosts/Authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia return to answer still more questions submitted by our lovely supporters. If  you would like to join our supporters, you can… Continue reading S3 Ep20: Supporter Spectacular (Round VII)

This week, hosts/authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia follow up on the First-Person Narrative episode with a discussion of Third-Person Narrative. What is the best time/way to use it and when you should NOT use it. What are the benefits and the challenges?  If  you would like to join our supporters, you can support this… Continue reading S3 Ep19: Third Person Narrative

What’s in a name? Quite a bit, it turns out. This week, hosts/authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia return to the studio to discuss the importance  of character names, some methods of selecting them, and some of their  favorite examples. If  you would like to join our supporters, you can support this podcast  with a… Continue reading S3 Ep18: What’s In A Name? (The Importance of Character Names)

This  week, hosts/authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia go over a few of the basics of Marketing with that Jack Wylder guy and discuss the need  for personal branding, the importance of an author’s website, and more.  If  you would like to join our supporters, you can support this podcast  with a small monthly donation… Continue reading S3 EP17: Intro To Marketing (with Jack Wylder)

With the FenCon 2022 live episodes behind us, this week, hosts/authors Steve  Diamond and Larry Correia return to the more nuts-and-bolts side of things with a discussion of First-Person Narrative. What is the best time/way to use it and when should you NOT use it.  If  you would like to join our supporters, you can support this podcast… Continue reading S3 Ep16: First Person Narrative

At FenCon 2022 we had the opportunity to sit down and have a conversation with some amazing guests. This week, hosts/authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia were honored to sit down with one of the most respected editors in publishing, Special Guest Toni Weisskopf, to talk about the dynamics of writers and editors and how… Continue reading S3 Ep15: Working With an Editor with Toni Weisskopf

At FenCon 2022 we had the opportunity to sit down and have a conversation with some amazing guests. This week, hosts/authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia talked with Special Guest, Dr Charles E Gannon (Chuck) about Shared Worldbuilding and what it takes to make it in the writing business. If you would like to join… Continue reading S3 Ep14: Worldbuilding with Chuck Gannon

At FenCon 2022 we had the opportunity to sit down and have a conversation with some amazing guests. This week, hosts/authors Steve Diamond and  Larry Correia talked with Special Guest, neuroscientist/author Dr Rob  Hampson about big brain stuff.  If  you would like to join our supporters, you can support this podcast  with a small monthly… Continue reading S3 Ep13: Picking the Brain of Dr Rob Hampson

At FenCon 2022 we had the opportunity to sit down and have a conversation with some amazing guests. This week, hosts/authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia talked with Special Guest, author David Carrico about the writing process and his new book The Blood Is The Life If you would like to join our supporters, you… Continue reading S3 Ep12: Interview With a (Completely Different) Vampire

Recently, Hosts/Authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia found a list on Twitter of authors someone found “problematic”. Once Larry got over his sadness at not being included, they decided to explain why they have a problem with the list of problematic authors.   If you would like to join our supporters, you can support this… Continue reading S3 Ep11: the Problem With Problematic Authors